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Friðrik Dór Jónsson is an Icelandic R&B and pop singer-songwriter. He began his career forming the band Fendrix with his schoolmates while in grade 8. He played drums in the band. The band took part in Músíktilraunir in 2003. He studied in Verzlunarskóli Íslands, a commerce college in Iceland, taking part in a number of musicals at the college. His first solo record was in 2009, with the song "Hlið við hlið" that was played heavily on FM 957 reaching number 2 on the station's charts. He also landed a part in the film Bjarnfreðarson, released around Christmas 2009. His follow-up singles were "Á sama stað" in collaboration with the rapper Erpur Eyvindarson and "Fyrir hana" both in 2010. In spring 2010, Friðrik Dór appeared in episode 5 of the comedy show Steindinn okkar on Stöð 2 Icelandic commercial channel where his character is robbed and murdered. The series producers used segments of Friðrik Dór's hit "Hlið við hlið" giving further boost and wide exposure. Friðrik Dór was named "Rookie of the Year" FM 957 listeners poll held in June 2010. During the same month, he released the song "Keyrum'ettígang" with rappers Henrik Biering and Erpur Eyvindarson. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friðrik...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
